Misty Jenkins PhD, AO

Misty Jenkins is an NHMRC fellow and laboratory head in the Immunology Division at Walter and Eliza Hall Institute for Medical Research, where she researches cellular immunology and cancer immunotherapy. Misty studied her PhD in Immunology at The University of Melbourne, followed by postdoctoral positions at The Universities of Cambridge and Oxford, and The Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre in Melbourne. Misty has a long-standing interest in CD8+ T cells and her research program researches the use of T cell immunotherapy for brain cancer.

A/Prof Jenkins was awarded the L’Oreal for Women in Science Fellowship (2013), was a Tall Poppy of the year (2015), and was awarded the Westpac/Australian Financial Review Top100 Women of Influence award (2016). In addition to her research career, A/Prof Jenkins is experienced in governance and is a Board Director for Monash Health and Co-Chair of the Indigenous Health Medical Research Future Fund.  Misty also serves on a number of consultative committees, which aim to enhance Indigenous engagement in science. Misty is a descendant of the Gunditjmara people in Western Victoria.